Ningaloo Reef
Ningaloo Reef is one of the largest coral reefs in the world.[1] It is off the North West Cape in Western Australia. It is about 260 km (162 mi) long.
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Western Australia, Australia |
| Criteria | Natural: (vii), (x) |
| Reference | 1369 |
| Inscription | 2011 (35th Session) |
| Area | 705,015 ha (1,742,130 acres) |
| Coordinates | 22°33′45″S 113°48′37″E / 22.56250°S 113.81028°ECoordinates: 22°33′45″S 113°48′37″E / 22.56250°S 113.81028°E |
Ningaloo has about 200 species of hard coral and 50 species of soft coral.[2] More than 520 species of fish live on the reef.[2] Species that can be found at the reef include whale sharks, manta rays, humpback whales, dugongs, and Potato Cod.[2] There are also six of the world's seven sea turtles including the Green turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Hawksbill turtle and Flatback turtle.[2][3]
Marine Park
The Ningaloo Reef Marine Park covers an area of about 5000 square kilometers.[1]
The reef is popular with people from all over the world who come to go scuba diving and snorkeling.
Ningaloo Reef Media
Whale shark at the reef located off the Ningaloo Coast
A manta ray with remoras at Ningaloo Reef.
Part of the coral reef pictured underwater in 2012.
A large clam pictured underwater in 2012.
The Ningaloo Coastline, in 2012.
Divers explore a ship wreck adjacent to the coral reef.
Stegostoma fasciatum (zebra shark) pictured on the reef in 2007.
Cape Range National Park and Ningaloo Reef from the air.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus). Face portrait of an 8-meter individual filter-feeding plankton at night. His eye is clearly visible. His upper lip shows recent scars – whale sharks steal food from fishermen nets and the fishermen hit them in the mouth to try to discourage them. Thaa Atoll, Maldives
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ningaloo WA". Tourism Western Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Ningaloo Reef". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "Ningaloo Reef". WWF Australia. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
Other websites
Media related to Ningaloo Reef at Wikimedia Commons
- Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) website Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
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